PNZ - Ramp Assistant

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Job Summary: The Ramp Assistant performs ramp handling operations for aircraft, ensuring safety, quality, and punctuality in the transportation of baggage and cargo. Key Highlights: 1. Ramp handling operations with safety and punctuality 2. Handling and stowage of baggage and cargo on aircraft 3. Aircraft servicing and equipment inspection Join one of the largest aviation support companies in the country! **dnata Brasil** operates at 30 airports, ensuring all flights receive the best possible service with maximum efficiency; our teams are recognized for their dedication, professionalism, ethics, quality, and expertise; we are 100% committed to fulfilling our responsibilities. Globally, **dnata** was founded in 1959 in Dubai, employs over 46\.000 people across 38 countries on 6 continents, serves 136 airports, and supports more than 347 clients. As a **Ramp Assistant**, you will perform ramp handling operations (sorting, loading, and unloading) for aircraft with safety, quality, and punctuality, ensuring process efficiency and contributing to customers’ perception of the company’s services regarding baggage and cargo transportation, as well as flight punctuality. Assist in aircraft arrivals and departures, and perform aircraft cleaning when required. **This position is exclusively for Petrolina Airport (PNZ)!** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- **Responsibilities and Duties** * Monitor aircraft during arrivals and departures; * Verify and monitor baggage and cargo labels; * Place and remove wheel chocks and cones on aircraft according to the Client Manual or dnata’s MGO; * Sort baggage and cargo volumes at airport sorting areas by reading identification labels (with or without technological assistance), ensuring correct loading onto storage devices (carts and/or ULDs) for respective flights; * Stow baggage and cargo in aircraft holds following norms and procedures outlined in the MGO, including special handling recommendations (fragile, dangerous, live animals, perishable items); * Unload baggage and cargo by reading identification labels and place them at designated locations (baggage reclaim carousels); * Sort baggage and cargo during aircraft unloading to facilitate interline connections by reading volume identification labels; * Inspect and supervise baggage and cargo packaging to verify compliance with transport requirements, ensuring flight and handler safety; * Properly handle and allocate baggage and cargo into aircraft holds, observing internal restraint and hold height safety limits; * Unload wheelchairs or baby strollers and place them at designated locations; * Perform equipment marshalling during coupling procedures with aircraft to prevent fuselage collisions; * Service aircraft within established timeframes per service type and airport classification; * Conduct pre-use checklists on non-motorized equipment to ensure operational safety and report equipment requiring repairs to the GSE Technical Maintenance team; * Report any equipment anomalies encountered during operations to supervisors. **Requirements and Qualifications** * Completed high school education; * Strong interpersonal communication skills; * Analytical ability to assess situations; * Stress resilience; Physical requirements include broad and fine motor coordination, dexterity, upper and lower limb articulation, bipedal posture for task performance, trunk rotation and flexion, physical effort, and ambulation throughout the entire operational area. Sensory requirements include visual acuity for moving baggage from carousels to transport equipment, chocking, aircraft loading/unloading with luggage and cargo, flight-related signaling, floor inspection and sweeping to retrieve dropped objects, and auditory perception for identifying audible signals from equipment and machinery on the tarmac. Neuropsychological requirements include attention, concentration, organizational skills, data interpretation, and initiative to resolve causal situations. **Additional Information** We are constantly seeking new talent — register your profile and join the dnata Brasil team! Join us and work for one of the largest aviation support companies in Brazil. **dnata** Brasil operates at 30 airports, serving major national and international airlines operating in the country, always 100% committed to fulfilling our responsibilities with ethics, quality, expertise, and excellence. Globally, **dnata** was founded in 1959, employs over 46\.000 professionals across 38 countries on 6 continents, and serves over 347 clients at 136 airports. We are always looking for new talent to join our team!